There are several ski hills that can be found locally, and not so locally. Here's a bit of an informal snow report for any visitors to the city who may be unfamiliar with the local options for skiing.
Sunshine Village
Sunshine is definitely the premier ski hill in the area. Of all the hills in Alberta, Sunshine is the one that has earned international renown. Ticket prices are cheaper this year than they have been in the past. Adults pay $76.5, seniors $61.5, and children only pay $26.5. At present, they have a snow base of 107 cm. The terrain (地形) is a mix of both easy and hard runs.
Lake Louise
Of all the ski resorts nearby it is the largest with 4,200 acres of ski-able terrain. It has the best balance between easy and difficult runs, and it gets snow of 93 cm right now. Adults pay $75.5, seniors pay $54.5, and children pay $24.5. Lake Louise is a great choice for anyone looking to do some easy access backcountry skiing.
Nakiska
While it will be opening shortly, Nakiska is popular to the public. Currently, they have a base of 71cm. The terrain at Nakiska is varied, but slants (倾斜) more towards the easy side. It's the best place for families to go skiing as there is a lot of beginner and kid terrain. Tickets are relatively cheap. Adults pay $64.5, seniors pay $51.5, and children only pay $19.5.
Olympic Park
O.P. was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada, and it is a world-class facility (设施） for almost every winter sport. It has facilities not only for skiing, but also for all kinds of other activities. It has a snow base of 102 cm, but it isn't the primary focus. However, with tickets starting at $5 and capping at $39, it is very inexpensive.
1.What can we know about Sunshine Village?
A. It is a ski hill in Europe.
B. Its snow is the thickest of the four.
C. It is suitable for ski beginners.
D. its ticket prices are getting more expensive.
2.What does the underlined word "renown" mean in the passage?
A. Good attraction. B. Place of interest.
C. Prize or reward. D. Fame or reputation.
3. Which will be the best choice for someone who is fond of other sports games besides skiing?
A. Sunshine Village. B. Lake Louise.
C. Olympic Park. D. Nakiska.
4. How much will a woman pay if she and her husband with two children go skiing in the best family place?
A. 168 dollars. B. 103.5 dollars.
C. 209 dollars. D. 129.5 dollars.
Here is a true story about a famous man who worked in the White House and a criminal. They once faced the same thing: their mother gave them apples when they were young.
The criminal said: one day, my mother brought some apples and asked my brother and me: “Which do you want?” “The reddest and biggest one,” my little brother said. My mother stared at him and said to him angrily: “You should learn to give the good things to others; you shouldn’t always think of yourself.” Seeing this, I suddenly changed my idea and then said to my mother: “Mum, please give me the smaller one and give the bigger one to my little brother.” Hearing my words, my mother was very happy. She kissed me on my face and gave the reddest and biggest apple to me as a prize. From then on, I learned to tell lies, fight, steal and rob. In order to get what I wanted, I played hard. As a result, I was sent into prison.
The famous man from the White House said: One day, my mother brought some apples. She said to my brother and me: “You all want the reddest and biggest one, right? Well, let’s have a competition. Now I divided the grassland in front of the gate into two and I will give one to each of you and you must shear(修剪) it well. And I will give the reddest and biggest apple to him who does it the most quickly and best.”
After the competition, I won and I got the biggest apple. In our family, as long as you want to get the best things, you must take part in competition. I think it is fair. No matter what you want, you must pay lots of efforts.
1.The criminal got the reddest and biggest apple because .
A. he told the truth that he wanted a smaller one
B. he knew how to make his mother happy from her answer
C. elder brother should of course have the bigger one
D. his mother loved him more than she loved the younger brother
2.We can conclude from the passage that .
A. it’s wrong to ask children to choose apples when they are not old enough
B. it’s important to make children aware that no matter what they want, they must pay work
C. it’s wrong to ask children not to always think of themselves
D. it’s always necessary to have a competition when we give children apple
3.The writer tells the story by .
A. organizing it in the order of time
B. making a comparison between two men
C. providing some scientific information
D. describing it in the order of space
4.It is implied in the passage that .
A. we should always try to win competitions which can bring us a lot
B. in order to get what we want, we should play hard
C. a mother’s educational method has a great influence on a child’s growing
D. giving children apples will lead them to become criminals
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
When I was about five years old, I used to watch a bird in the skies of southern Alberta from the Blackfoot Blood Reserve in northern Montana where I was born．I loved this bird; I would 36 him for hours．He would 37 effortlessly in that gigantic sky, or he would come down and light on the 38 and float there beautifully．Sometimes when I watched him, he would not make a sound and liked to move 39 into the grasses．We called him meksikatsi, which in the Blackfoot language 40 “pink-colored feet”; meksikatsi and I became very good friends．
The bird had a very particular significance to me 41 I desperately wanted to be able to fly too．I felt very much as if I was the kind of person who had been born into a world where 42 was impossible．And most of the things that I 43 about would not be possible for me but would be possible only for other people．
When I was ten years old, something unexpected 44 my life suddenly．I found myself become an 45 child in a family I was not born into; I found myself in a 46 position that many native Americans find themselves in, living in a city that they do not understand at all, not in another culture but 47 two cultures．
A teacher of the English language told me that meksikatsi was not called meksikatsi, even though that is what 48 people have called that bird for thousands of years．Meksikatsi, he said, was really “duck”．I was very 49 with English．I could not understand it．First of all, the bird did not look like “duck”, and when it made a 50 , it did not sound like “duck”, I was even more 51 when I found out that the meaning of the verb “to duck” came from the bird．
As I 52 to understand English better, I understand that it made a great deal of 53 , but I never forgot that meksikatsi made a different kind of meaning．I 54 that languages are not just different words for the same things but totally different 55 , totally different ways of experiencing and looking at the world．
1.A．keep B．watch C．follow D．search
2.A．jump B．dive C．circle D．wander
3.A．nest B．hill C．water D．road
4.A．quickly B．naturally C．freely D．quietly
5.A．means B．reads C．shows D．states
6.A．though B．because C．while D．until
7.A．communicationB．imagination C．belief D．flight
8.A．dreamed B．worried C．knew D．argued
9.A．improved B．enriched C．changed D．ruined
10.A．educated B．adopted C．outgoing D．independent
11.A．weak B．comfortable C．terrible D．central
12.A．between B．against C．without D．beyond
13.A．most B．few C．their D．my
14.A．desperate B．bored C．uncomfortable D．disappointed
15.A．noise B．call C．decision D．choice
16.A．ashamed B．confused C．embarrassed D．frightened
17.A．tried B．came C．determined D．expected
18.A．evidence B．distinction C．profit D．sense
19.A．identified B．confirmed C．realized D．predicted
20.A．concepts B．regulations C．messages D．evaluations
Now in China some young people ______ important positions in the government．
A．hold B．seize C．catch D．grasp
Generally speaking, prices of daily goods ______ through the Internet are lower than store prices．
A．to buy B．are bought C．buying D．bought
The young man invited the lady to dance with him, but she ______ his invitation．
A．turned off B．turned out C．turned down D．turned away
